Major General John Gibbon Camp 4

Waukesha

Major General John Gibbon

Camp meetings

Major General John Gibbon Camp #4 meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month (except August) in person and via Zoom at the Waukesha Library, unless an alternate location or time is required.

About Major General John Gibbon

MG John Gibbon (1827-1896) was a Pennsylvania-born West Point graduate who served in the Seminole War and on the frontier. He joined the Union Army even though three of his brothers chose to fight with the Confederate forces. He began as General Irvin McDowell's chief of artillery and was made a brigadier general in May 1862. He fought at Gainesville, Second Bull Run and Antietam; at South Mountain, his command was named the Iron Brigade. He was wounded at both Fredericksburg and Gettysburg. After his recovery after Gettysburg, he fought at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Appomattox. He was promoted to major general in 1864 and continued in the regular army until 1891. He spent most of his years after the war on the frontier and led the relief column to Little Big Horn in 1876; it arrived in time to bury George Custer and all his men.

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Camp Calendar

Days the flag should be flown

10 April:	Camp 4 meeting, 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Library and via Zoom
13 April:	American's Creed Day (Wisconsin)
13 April:	67th Annual Lincoln Tomb Ceremony, 10 a.m., Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL
1 May:	Loyalty Day
8 May:	Camp 4 meeting, 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Library and via Zoom
27 May:	Memorial Day Mass and Ceremony, 10 a.m., Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee
12 June:	Camp 4 meeting, 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Library and via Zoom
14 June:	Flag Day
4 July:	Independence Day
10 July:	Camp 4 meeting, 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Library and via Zoom
1 - 4 August:	SUVCW and Allied Orders National Encampment, Lexington, Kentucky
2 Sept:	Labor Day